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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
131 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
NDZ015-182100-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
131 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 46 22 47 31 72
TEMP 43 42 34 32 27 25 31 40 44 45 36 33 33 32 45 60 70 69
DEWPT 21 25 27 26 22 21 21 20 20 20 22 22 22 23 29 35 38 40
RH 41 50 75 78 81 84 66 44 38 36 56 63 63 69 53 39 31 35
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S SW W NW
WIND SPD 17 12 6 6 5 2 2 2 4 5 8 10 12 13 13 13 11 9
WIND GUST 27
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 30 30 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
WIND CHILL 35 35 28 26 20 30 25 24 22 39
MIN CHILL 28 30 26 20 25 25 21 26
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 37 75 48 82 49 62 30 47
TEMP 47 38 64 70 54 49 73 78 60 51 59 53 35 31 42 44
DEWPT 38 33 40 43 41 39 46 49 46 44 42 36 30 26 23 22
PWIND DIR N SE SE SE S W NW NW
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ WY WY
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 60 50 20
RAIN C C C L C C S
SNOW C C S S
NDZ033-182100-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
1231 PM MDT SAT APR 18 2026
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 47 23 52 34 73
TEMP 46 43 34 30 26 23 33 43 50 51 41 38 37 37 51 66 72 68
DEWPT 18 23 25 25 23 21 24 24 25 26 28 27 26 26 31 33 33 35
RH 32 45 69 81 88 92 69 47 37 37 59 64 64 64 46 29 24 29
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW
WIND SPD 21 17 10 6 4 2 5 5 8 10 13 17 18 14 14 14 14 12
WIND GUST 32
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 38 35 26 23 20 33 29 27 28
MIN CHILL 32 35 23 19 21 29 26 33
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 39 78 48 81 43 52 26 42
TEMP 46 40 68 73 55 49 74 77 54 46 49 43 31 27 38 40
DEWPT 37 35 40 40 40 38 42 41 43 40 38 33 25 23 21 20
PWIND DIR NE S S S SW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ BZ WY WY WY
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 60 50 20
RAIN C C C L C
SNOW C C S
NDZ044-182100-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
1231 PM MDT SAT APR 18 2026
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 49 21 54 31 75
TEMP 45 46 35 30 26 23 34 45 53 52 41 36 34 33 48 66 73 70
DEWPT 20 20 23 23 24 22 25 27 28 28 28 26 25 25 29 33 33 34
RH 36 35 61 75 92 96 69 49 38 39 59 67 69 72 47 29 23 26
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W NW
WIND SPD 23 17 6 4 2 2 3 6 8 10 12 13 13 10 10 12 14 11
WIND GUST 34 27 23 24
CLOUDS B1 B2 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 36 39 29 34 27 25 25
MIN CHILL 31 34 25 23 25 27 23 30
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 38 77 46 83 42 55 24 44
TEMP 47 39 68 74 55 47 76 78 56 45 52 44 31 26 41 42
DEWPT 36 35 41 39 39 35 41 41 41 38 37 31 25 21 20 19
PWIND DIR NE SE SE S SW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN BZ WY VW WY
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 60 40 20
RAIN C C C L C
SNOW C S S
NDZ056-182100-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
131 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 44 21 46 33 70
TEMP 44 41 33 29 25 22 30 38 44 45 37 35 36 37 48 62 68 65
DEWPT 12 19 21 21 20 18 18 16 16 17 20 22 23 24 29 33 35 36
RH 27 41 61 72 81 84 60 40 32 32 50 59 59 59 47 33 29 34
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW NW N NW S S S S S S SW W NW NW
WIND SPD 21 18 12 10 5 3 2 2 4 8 11 14 18 20 19 16 14 13
WIND GUST 34 29 25 31 34 31
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
SNOWSHWRS S
WIND CHILL 35 32 24 20 18 29 25 26 26
MIN CHILL 33 32 20 16 24 25 25 30
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 36 75 47 77 46 55 28 42
TEMP 43 37 63 70 55 49 71 74 57 48 52 48 33 30 37 39
DEWPT 32 29 33 40 41 39 42 46 45 42 41 36 28 25 22 23
PWIND DIR NE S S SE SE NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ BZ WY WY WY
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 60 50 20
RAIN S C C L C
SNOW C C S S
NDZ037-182100-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
131 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 42 23 42 29 67
TEMP 41 38 32 30 27 25 30 35 40 40 33 30 31 32 43 57 65 63
DEWPT 21 23 25 25 23 21 21 19 18 18 19 20 20 20 26 33 36 40
RH 44 54 75 81 85 84 69 52 41 41 56 66 63 61 51 40 34 43
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N NW NE SE S S S S SW SW W
WIND SPD 21 18 10 10 9 6 5 5 5 3 5 10 13 17 20 21 18 11
WIND GUST 33 27 32
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 30 30 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
SNOWSHWRS S
WIND CHILL 31 28 24 21 18 17 24 21 21 21 34
MIN CHILL 29 28 21 16 19 32 21 20 24
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 36 69 46 80 54 68 32 46
TEMP 45 38 59 63 50 47 73 76 61 55 64 59 39 33 41 42
DEWPT 37 32 35 38 38 38 46 49 48 49 46 41 33 28 26 26
PWIND DIR N E SE SE S S W NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ WY WY WY
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 50 50 40 30
RAIN C C C C C C C
SNOW C C C C
NDZ001-182100-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
131 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 48 23 54 37 70
TEMP 47 46 36 30 26 24 33 43 51 53 44 41 40 38 50 64 70 67
DEWPT 25 25 25 24 23 21 22 23 24 25 27 29 30 29 33 37 38 37
RH 42 43 64 78 88 88 63 45 34 33 51 62 67 70 52 37 31 33
WIND DIR NW NW N N NE NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S W NW NW N
WIND SPD 21 18 10 8 4 3 5 8 9 11 13 14 12 10 12 13 14 12
WIND GUST 33 28 25
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL
POP 12HR 40 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
WIND CHILL 39 39 29 22 20 37 33 33 31
MIN CHILL 38 38 22 20 22 33 31 35
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 39 79 48 78 41 49 27 42
TEMP 46 40 69 77 55 49 71 76 54 46 45 42 32 29 39 40
DEWPT 35 34 42 40 40 39 44 43 43 41 39 34 27 25 24 24
PWIND DIR E S SE SE E N NW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ WY WY WY
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 70 40 20
RAIN S C L L C
SNOW L C C S
NDZ021-182100-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
131 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 45 22 46 31 70
TEMP 44 41 34 29 25 23 30 38 43 45 36 34 34 34 46 60 68 66
DEWPT 16 23 23 22 20 18 19 18 18 20 24 23 23 25 29 33 35 37
RH 32 48 64 75 81 81 63 44 36 36 61 64 64 69 51 36 29 34
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N N S S SE SE S S S SW W NW NW
WIND SPD 20 17 10 10 5 2 2 2 4 8 11 13 16 16 16 13 12 11
WIND GUST 32 26 26
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S
WIND CHILL 36 32 26 20 18 28 25 24 24 39
MIN CHILL 32 32 20 18 24 38 25 22 28
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 36 74 46 77 46 56 28 43
TEMP 44 37 62 69 52 47 71 73 56 47 54 49 33 29 37 41
DEWPT 34 31 36 41 41 38 42 46 45 42 41 36 28 25 22 23
PWIND DIR NE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ BZ WY WY WY
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 60 50 30
RAIN C C C L C
SNOW C C C S
NDZ043-182100-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
1231 PM MDT SAT APR 18 2026
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 48 23 56 33 73
TEMP 47 46 36 30 26 24 35 47 54 55 43 38 36 35 50 67 72 69
DEWPT 16 22 23 23 24 22 26 28 28 29 30 28 27 25 30 33 33 35
RH 28 38 59 75 92 92 69 47 36 37 60 67 69 66 46 28 24 28
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW
WIND SPD 25 20 10 5 3 3 5 9 10 13 16 18 16 11 12 14 16 13
WIND GUST 35
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 39 38 29 24 35 28 26 27
MIN CHILL 32 35 24 20 21 28 25 32
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 39 78 48 82 41 50 24 42
TEMP 46 40 69 75 55 49 75 76 54 45 47 40 29 26 38 39
DEWPT 35 35 41 39 39 36 42 40 41 39 38 30 25 22 20 20
PWIND DIR NE S SE S SW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ BZ VW VW WY
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 70 40 20
RAIN C C L L C
SNOW L C S S
NDZ045-182100-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
131 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 44 24 46 32 69
TEMP 40 41 34 32 28 25 31 39 45 44 36 34 33 33 45 58 68 67
DEWPT 24 25 27 27 24 21 22 22 22 23 23 22 22 22 29 36 38 42
RH 52 52 75 81 85 84 69 50 40 43 59 61 63 63 53 44 33 40
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E SE SE S S S SW W NW
WIND SPD 21 18 10 10 9 6 6 5 6 9 11 16 19 20 20 17 14 10
WIND GUST 32
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
WIND CHILL 30 32 26 24 19 17 24 28 24 21 21 37
MIN CHILL 21 25 24 17 19 37 24 20 25
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 39 72 49 80 50 60 30 45
TEMP 49 40 62 68 55 50 73 76 61 51 59 51 35 31 41 44
DEWPT 39 35 41 43 39 37 46 47 46 44 42 36 28 24 23 21
PWIND DIR N SE SE SE S W NW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ WY VW WY
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 50 60 50 20
RAIN C C C L C C S
SNOW C C S S
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